Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel has studied and practiced the Buddhadharma for 25 years under the guidance of Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche. She has edited Rinpoche’s books It’s Up to You and Light Comes Through, and has written a book of her own, titled The Power of an Open Question. Elizabeth delights in wrestling with difficult and juicy ‘koans’ that tend to plague modern day practitioners, while maintaining a deep respect for the Nyingma tradition.

One of the most powerful qualities of the Buddhist teachings is that we are asked to honor and develop our own discerning intelligence or prajna. In fact, the Buddha himself said: “You are the agent of your own awakening.” This statement is a call to our natural intelligence—our ability to..

In this teaching, Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel guides students through an investigation of what it means to be a student, reminding that the Buddha said, “You are the agent of your own awakening.”
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